Improvement in rocking-chair fan attachments



K. THOMPSON 81L. G. BEBGSTROM.

Rocking Chair Fan Attachment.

No. 200,414. Patehtd Feb. 19, I878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KNUD THOMPSON AND LABS Gr. BE RGSTROM, OF NORWALK, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN ROCKING-CHAIR FAN ATT A CHMENTS Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 200,414, dated February 19, 1878; application filed August 31,1877.

description thereof.

Our invention consists in the construction of a device to be attached to a rocking-chair, by which a fan will be suspended above the occupant of the chair, and will vibrate by the rocking action of the chair; and also in providing. means for balancing the chair when the device is attached.

Our invention is shown in the accompanying drawings by two figures, one of which is a side elevation of the chair with our device in position, and the other is a detached view of the attaching device.

A is the chair; B,-the rod by which the fan is suspended, and O the fan.

There is nothing new in suspending a fan by a rod over a chair. This part of our invention relates to the device by which the rod is attached to the chair and made adjustable, and in the manner of adjusting the fan on the rod, and other minor points.

a is a clamp for attaching the device to thechair, and it is provided with a setscrew, 1, for clamping it. It is also provided witha plate, a a, which is provided with a hole and an arc-like slot.

1) is a clamping-tube, in which the rod B can slide up and down, and can be retained at any point by the set-screw 4. This tube b is attached or pivoted to the plate a. a by a pivot-pin, 2, which passes through the hole through the plate which was just spoken of above. A set-screw, 3, passes through the arc-like slot and enters the side of the tube b.

By this arrangement the tube 11 can be inclined at various angles, and thus the position of the outer end or fan end of the rod B can be changed, and the fan thrown out over As the rod is adjustable up and down by the set-screw 4, it will be seen that by means of the plate and tube arrangement a variety of adjustments of the rod can be effected.

The fan 0 is attached to the rod by a clip, 0, which is so made as to slip on the rod B, and can be clamped to the rod at any point by the eccentric lever 6. Then, again, it will be seen that the position of the fan can be still further adjusted. The fan rod f is pivoted to the clip 0 at 5.

d is a weight upon the fan-rod, for the purpose of steadying the motion of the fan. This weight may be arranged to be set at any point on the rod f, for the purpose of efiecting the -For balancing the chair when empty-or,

in other words, for counterbalancing the effect of the weight of the fan attachment-we provide weights 6 e on the front of the rockers, or g on the front of the chair-seat. These weights are made removable, if desired, so as not to be in use when the fan attachment is not in use,

What we claim as new is 1. In combination with the rod B and clamp a of a pendent fan device, the adjusting-plate a a and tube 1), arranged and operated substantially as and for the purposes mentioned.

2. In combination with the rod B and fan 0 of a pendent fan device, the clip 0, provided with a suitable clamping device, sub-. stantially as and for'the purpose mentioned.

3. In combination with the fan 0 and rod f, the ball (I, attached to said rod above said fan, and made adjustable upon said rod, substantially as and for the purposes mentioned.

4. In combination with the rocking-chair A, supplied with a device for suspending a fan above the same, the removable weights 0 or g,

for keeping said chair in balance, substantially KNUD THOMPSON. LABS G. BERGSTROM.

Witnesses O. L. KENNAN, H. L. KENNAN. 

